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21 produkter
Desertification
Environmental Degradation in and around Arid Lands
Inbunden, 2019
2810 kr
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The United Nations Water Conference (in Argentina in March 1977) and the United Nations Conference to Combat Desertification (in Kenya in August 1977) reflect the worldwide attention that recent global food shortages and growing populations have drawn to the destruction of arable and potentially …
Desertification
Environmental Degradation in and around Arid Lands
Häftad, 2020
773 kr
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This book represents a collection of papers on the subject of the creation of desert-like conditions as a result of human or natural causes. It provides considerable reference material for those interested in pursuing the various subtopics in greater depth.
Societal Responses To Regional Climatic Change
Forecasting By Analogy
Häftad, 2024
593 kr
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This volume is an outgrowth of a project undertaken by the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group (ESIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Policy Analysis to identify societal responses to extreme climate-related events in North America.
Desertification
Environmental Degradation in and around Arid Lands
E-bok, 2019
814 kr
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The United Nations Water Conference (in Argentina in March 1977) and the United Nations Conference to Combat Desertification (in Kenya in August 1977) reflect the worldwide attention that recent global food shortages and growing populations have drawn to the destruction of arable and potentially …
Desertification
Environmental Degradation in and around Arid Lands
E-bok, 2019
814 kr
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The United Nations Water Conference (in Argentina in March 1977) and the United Nations Conference to Combat Desertification (in Kenya in August 1977) reflect the worldwide attention that recent global food shortages and growing populations have drawn to the destruction of arable and potentially …
Climate Variability, Climate Change and Fisheries
Häftad, 2005
976 kr
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As we approach the end of the twentieth century, public and scientific attention is focusing increasingly on the detection and assessment of changes in our environment. This unique volume addresses the potential implications of global warming for fisheries and the societies which depend on them. …
Teleconnections Linking Worldwide Climate Anomalies
Av Michael H. Glantz, Richard W. Katz m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
895 kr
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Teleconnections is a central concept in the scientific search for an improved understanding of potential linkages between weather and climate anomalies that occur over relatively large distances. The editors of this 1991 volume brought together contributions from experts in the field, which …
Teleconnections Linking Worldwide Climate Anomalies
Av Michael H. Glantz, Richard W. Katz m. fl.
Inbunden, 1991
2215 kr
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Teleconnections is a central concept in the scientific search for an improved understanding of potential linkages between weather and climate anomalies that occur over relatively large distances. The editors of this 1991 volume brought together contributions from experts in the field, which …
Drought and Hunger in Africa
Av Michael H. Glantz, Michael H. Glantz
Häftad, 1988
1058 kr
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This timely volume presents a synthesis of the ideas that emerged from a multidisciplinary colloquium held at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in August 1985. The aim was to assess the impact of drought as a major factor in the agrarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Leading authorities …
Drought Follows the Plow
Cultivating Marginal Areas
Av Michael H. Glantz, Michael H. Glantz
Inbunden, 1994
1749 kr
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People around the globe are becoming increasingly aware that our use of the land has an effect on the environment in which we live. Global warming is seen as a major threat to the well-being of the world's communities. Fear abounds, but does anyone really know what is going on? Will human activity …
Drought Follows the Plow
Cultivating Marginal Areas
Häftad, 1994
716 kr
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People around the globe are becoming increasingly aware that our use of the land has an effect on the environment in which we live. Global warming is seen as a major threat to the well-being of the world's communities. Fear abounds, but does anyone really know what is going on? Will human activity …
Currents of Change
Impacts of El Niño and La Niña on Climate and Society
Häftad, 2000
1226 kr
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Droughts, hurricanes and floods are generated worldwide by the periodic warming and cooling of the tropical Pacific Ocean's surface waters. El Niño's impacts are now widely known, but the equally serious consequences of its counterpart, La Niña, are only now being highlighted. Although both …
Societal Responses To Regional Climatic Change
Forecasting By Analogy
E-bok, 2019
678 kr
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This volume is an outgrowth of a project undertaken by the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group (ESIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency''s Office of Policy Analysis to identify societal responses to extreme climate-related events in North America.
Societal Responses To Regional Climatic Change
Forecasting By Analogy
E-bok, 2019
678 kr
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This volume is an outgrowth of a project undertaken by the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group (ESIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency''s Office of Policy Analysis to identify societal responses to extreme climate-related events in North America.
El Niño Ready Nations and Disaster Risk Reduction
19 Countries in Perspective
Inbunden, 2022
1752 kr
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El Niño can have drastic effects on livelihoods in affected regions. As the climate changes, there will also be changes in El Nino behavior and therefor in its impacts around the globe on human activities such as agriculture, water resources and weather extremes. The country-specific studies …
El Nino Ready Nations and Disaster Risk Reduction
19 Countries in Perspective
E-bok, 2022
1622 kr
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El Niño can have drastic effects on livelihoods in affected regions. As the climate changes, there will also be changes in El Nino behavior and therefor in its impacts around the globe on human activities such as agriculture, water resources and weather extremes. The country-specific studies …
El Niño Ready Nations and Disaster Risk Reduction
19 Countries in Perspective
Häftad, 2023
1261 kr
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El Niño can have drastic effects on livelihoods in affected regions. As the climate changes, there will also be changes in El Nino behavior and therefor in its impacts around the globe on human activities such as agriculture, water resources and weather extremes. The country-specific studies …
Role of Regional Organizations in the Context of Climate Change
E-bok, 2013
2111 kr
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The past two decades have seen a remarkable broadening of interest in global warming from a research concern on the part of a limited number of scientists to a political problem on a worldwide scale. The nature of this transformation would itself be a fruitful study for a mixed team of social …
Role of Regional Organizations in the Context of Climate Change
Häftad, 2011
1643 kr
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The past two decades have seen a remarkable broadening of interest in global warming from a research concern on the part of a limited number of scientists to a political problem on a worldwide scale. The nature of this transformation would itself be a fruitful study for a mixed team of social …
Societal Responses To Regional Climatic Change
Forecasting By Analogy
Inbunden, 2019
2489 kr
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This volume is an outgrowth of a project undertaken by the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group (ESIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Policy Analysis to identify societal responses to extreme climate-related events in North America.
